# Accident 20170204006799A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Fallston, MD, February 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fallston, MD
- Airport: Fallston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5078° N, 76.4067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5078&lon=-76.4067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7518G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7518G-2019-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 300 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170204006799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AS PER PILOT STATEMENT, THE PILOT WAS TRAINING A FIRST TIME STUDENT PERFORMING HOVER FLIGHT MANEUVERS. DURING TRAINING, THE HELICOPTOR TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS REPORTED AT MTN WERE 10 MPH FROM THE WEST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA099), Feb 4, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N7518G), Fallston, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls to the flight instructor, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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